Where does “popy” come from?

popy (Middle English) comes from Old English popiġ, from Latin papāver — poppy.

popy (Middle English): A poppy (plant of the genus Papaver), especially the opium poppy

Definitions

  1. A poppy (plant of the genus Papaver), especially the opium poppy

Ancestry of “popy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishpopiġpoppy
2Latinpapāverpoppy

Words derived from “popy”

Every word from Latin papāver →Every word from Old English popiġ →
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